St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) at DePaul (Wayne, N.J.)
Anthony Paolello and St. Joseph Regional will have their hands full with DePaul.
Photo by Daniel Coppola
DePaul must pull an upset against No. 4 St. Joseph Regional Friday night to stay in the hunt to win the Big North-United, rated the nation's toughest football league by MaxPreps. The Spartans (6-1) have won five straight after a Sept. 21 loss to then-nationally ranked Paramus Catholic. Included was a surprising 35-25 win the following week against Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey). Meanwhile, No. 4 St. Joseph Regional (6-0) is fresh off a 27-13 win over Paramus Catholic. Senior running back
Sherman Alston (a Boston College commit) was a workhorse for the Green Knights, rushing 30 times for 114 yards and a touchdown.
Just the facts: The leader of DePaul's offense is senior quarterback
Zach Bednarczyk, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound Villanova recruit. He's thrown for 973 yards and 11 touchdowns this season. … SJR has won all five games against DePaul since this series began in 2009. The average margin has been 24 points.
Mitch Stephens: St. Joseph Regional 35, De Paul 21
Kevin Askeland: St. Joseph Regional 38, DePaul 31
Jamie DeMoney: St. Joseph Regional 34, DePaul 24
Stephen Spiewak: St. Joseph Regional 42, DePaul 24
Leland Gordon: St. Joseph Regional 31, DePaul 14
Colin Ward-Henninger: St. Joseph Regional 45, DePaul 14
